How To Install php-geos on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-geos on Kali Linux.

What is php-geos

php-geos is:

GEOS provides a spatial object model and fundamental geometric functions. It implements the geometry model defined in the OpenGIS Consortium Simple Features Specification for SQL.

This package contains the PHP bindings for GEOS.

There are three methods to install php-geos on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install php-geos Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install php-geos using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-geos

Install php-geos Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-geos using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-geos

Install php-geos Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install php-geos using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-geos

How To Uninstall php-geos on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the php-geos package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-geos

Uninstall php-geos And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-geos and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-geos

Remove php-geos Configurations and Data

To remove php-geos configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-geos

Remove php-geos configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-geos configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-geos

Dependencies

php-geos have the following dependencies:

• php-common

References

• php-geos website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-geos package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.